Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
Wednesday: Very warm with sun and clouds, temps: high: 89, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Catalpa Park Funding, Zoning Changes and Affordable Housing on Franklin Council Agenda (tapinto.net) — Franklin Township's council meets tonight in Somerset to consider $1.38 million in new Catalpa Park funding, zoning rule updates for cluster development, and transferring three township lots to Habitat for Humanity for affordable housing. Somerset residents can speak during public portions as the council weighs how to balance open space, new homes, and park improvements in their own neighborhood.
• Somerset County to Commemorate 25th Anniversary of September 11 (sbbnj.com) — Somerset County will hold a 9/11 anniversary ceremony this Friday at 8:46 a.m. outside the Historic Courthouse in Somerville, honoring 39 county residents lost in the attacks. Somerset residents are invited to attend the name reading and wreath presentation at the nearby Memorial Clock Tower and can also sign up online for county alerts and updates.
• Video Report: Somerville Library Remains Closed; Standoff Continues between Library Commission and Borough Officials (tapinto.net) — Somerville residents are locked in a tense dispute with the Somerset County Library System over the sudden closure of the Somerville branch, which officials say independent tests show is free of mold. At a packed meeting in Bridgewater, residents and local leaders questioned the justification, transparency, and impact of shifting services away from downtown, while attorneys for the borough and library board continue exchanging letters.
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🗞 Nearby News
New Brunswick
New Jersey Film Festival Video Interview with Imprinted Director Martina Casas (newjerseystage.com)
Vote for the BCC Readers' Choice Football Player of Week for Week 1 (mycentraljersey.com)
Prayers on Sept. 11, this week in Central Jersey history, Sept. 7-13 (mycentraljersey.com)
Bound Brook
Sunday Film Series – The Phantom of the Opera (1925) (newjerseystage.com)
East Brunswick
East Brunswick To Hold Candlelight Vigil Marking 25th Anniversary of 9/11 (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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